All international and inter-island ferries dock at the middle of Rhodes' three ports, the commercial harbour of Kolóna; the only exceptions are local boats to and from Symi, all excursion craft, and the hydrofoils , which use the yacht harbour of Mandhráki. Its entrance was supposedly once straddled by the Colossus, an ancient statue of Apollo built to celebrate the end of the 305 BC siege; today two columns surmounted by bronze deer are less overpowering replacements.

 

The airport is 13km southwest of town, by the village of Paradhísi; public urban buses bound for Paradhíssi, Kalavárdha, Theológos or Sálakos pass the stop (look for the perspex-and-wood kiosk) on the main road opposite the northerly car-park entrance fairly frequently between 6am and midnight (fare ¬1.50). A taxi into town will cost ¬10.30-19.10, plus bags and airport supplement, depending on the time of day. Orange-and-white buses for both the west and east coasts of Rhodes leave from two almost adjacent terminals on Papágou and Avérof, just outside the Italian-built New Market (a tourist trap, to miss without regret). Between the lower eastern station and the taxi rank at Platía Rimínis there's a fairly useless municipal tourist office (June-Sept Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 9am-3pm), while some way up Papágou on the corner of Makaríou stands the more reliable EOT office (Mon-Fri 7.30am-3pm); both dispense bus and ferry schedules, the latter also providing a list of standard taxi fares, complete with complaint form. Rhodes taxi drivers don't have a good reputation - some have been found to take kickbacks from hotels or overcharge passengers.